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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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